MADNESS

n. 1 insanity, lunacy, mania, dementia, psychosis, mental illness That form of madness is called schizophrenia 2 craziness, lunacy, folly, foolishness, nonsense, senselessness, ridiculousness, pointlessness, illogicality, illogic, illogicalness, impracticality, preposterousness, futility He soon realized the madness of trying to stem the tide of public opinion